Chapter 288: Stop! There are Children Next Door!
There is a saying that half of a sister-in-law's butt belongs to her brother-in-law. Tonight, Ryohei Tanaka enjoyed far more than just half a butt.
It was truly enjoyable in the moment, but the aftermath was a massive headache.
He felt too ashamed to face Yurine, and he had no idea how to handle the relationship between the three of them.
Lucoa and Petra were easier to deal with—regarding him and Petra, Lucoa only seemed resentful, not particularly angry.
And Petra seemed to be doing it deliberately to provoke Lucoa, mixed with some other intentions...
In short, the sisters were easy to manage; the difficult one was Yurine.
"You seem a bit troubled?"
In the log cabin's shower room—
The three of them stood under the showerhead, rinsing their bodies. Petra suddenly turned her head to look at Ryohei Tanaka and dropped this comment out of nowhere.
Who do you think is responsible for this! (;￣ー￣川
Ryohei Tanaka looked at her with an expression that said 'it's a long story.'
Honestly, if Petra hadn't suddenly made a move on him, Ryohei Tanaka wouldn't have gone with the flow and pushed her down. Petra had to bear at least half the responsibility for this!
It really wasn't Ryohei Tanaka trying to shirk responsibility; it was just that Petra was too excessive!
At the start, you could say Petra pushed him—later, he enjoyed it, and with a mindset of "we're already at this point, might as well go all the way," he pushed back.
"Petra, be confident. Remove the word 'seemingly'."
Standing on Ryohei Tanaka's other side, Lucoa's lips curled up as she made a gloating remark.
She knew what Ryohei Tanaka was distressed about and just wanted to say: Serves you right!
Who told you to push Petra? Just because she pushed you, you had to push back? Bastard! I knew ages ago you had impure intentions toward my sister!
The most infuriating part was that she rarely got a chance to 'steal a meal,' but tonight she didn't get to eat much because her sister snatched the food right out of the tiger's mouth!
Lucoa was so angry she laughed!
"You seem very happy?" Ryohei Tanaka squinted at Lucoa.
"Eh?"
Thinking about it, she felt she also shared some of the blame for tonight's events.
With this thought in mind, Ryohei Tanaka couldn't help but lean over and give Lucoa a good 'talking to'!
...
By the time he returned to the castle, it was already approaching 11 PM.
Ryohei Tanaka stood in front of Room 305, took a gentle breath, and then placed his hand on the handle, pressing down to push it open—
"Oh—! The missing person has returned?"
Hearing the commotion, Yurine, wearing a purple lace slip nightgown, tapped her toes on the ground and spun her gaming chair around.
Crossing her fair, jade-like legs and folding her arms, she looked at Ryohei Tanaka.
"Missing person?"
Ryohei Tanaka broke into a sweat. Was he considered missing?
He laughed awkwardly: "I wasn't missing, I was at the hot spring the whole time..."
"Is that so?"
Yurine uncrossed her legs and stood up from the gaming chair.
Walking with an imposing aura that made her 1.6-meter frame feel like 2.6 meters, she walked straight up to Ryohei Tanaka, raised her hand, and slammed it against the door beside his head—a 'Door-don':
"So, Ryohei-kun soaked in the hot spring for nearly two hours?"
She hadn't realized it at first, but by 10 PM, Yurine gradually caught on. This was likely planned by Lucoa. No wonder she suddenly suggested everyone bathe together—truly cunning!
"...Something like that."
Ryohei Tanaka's eyes flickered, and he glanced to the side guiltily. Then, he cupped Yurine's face and lowered his head to kiss her.
After all, he couldn't stay passive forever.
"Mmh..."
Yurine clenched her small fist and symbolically thumped Ryohei Tanaka twice. After that, she stopped 'struggling,' and her body softened considerably.
Her gaze turned intense and sticky as she began to pull at Ryohei Tanaka's clothes: "Let's duel! As long as you defeat me, everything is negotiable!"
"Emmm... there are children next door!"
"Don't worry! I set up a soundproof barrier in advance; they can't hear us! (๑✧∀✧๑)!"
"You know how to do that too?! Σ(°ロ°)"
Ryohei Tanaka was shocked for a whole year!
Fortunately, before coming back, he had asked Lucoa to restore his stamina. Otherwise, he would definitely lose tonight.
And it would be a crushing defeat, a complete rout!
...
Time moved to the next day, August 23rd, Monday.
A new week!
Ryohei Tanaka lay on the luxurious French cream-style bed. As he opened his eyes, the system panel automatically popped up.
[Infinite Entry System]
Host: Ryohei Tanaka
Ability Entries: Glowing Cuisine (Gold), Luck (Blue, Inactive), [Singer-Songwriter (Green)], [Mount Akina Racer (Green)], [Dual Processing (Green)], Japanese Mastery (White), [Mastery Level Photography (White)], [Mason (White)]
Item Entries: [Multi-functional Camping Tent (White)], [Delicious Sleepy Black Tea (White)], [High-Quality Medical Bandages (White)]
"..."
Ryohei Tanaka's gaze fell on the 'Draw Entry' button at the bottom.
With a thought, the text on the light screen quickly faded and disappeared. The background turned black, and countless points of light flew toward him like meteors.
Finally, a dazzling white light occupied the entire screen!
Congratulations, you have obtained a White Item Entry — High-Quality Medical Spray!
Entry Effect: Upon extraction, you will receive a bottle of high-quality medical spray with effects including antibacterial/anti-inflammatory action, pain and discomfort relief, promotion of tissue repair, and wound protection/isolation.
"..." Ryohei Tanaka stared at the entry he drew this week, stunned. Wait, what was going on these past two weeks?
Last week he drew medical bandages, and this week a medical spray—Ryohei Tanaka's brow twitched involuntarily.
Is it a coincidence?
He thought about it, then stopped caring too much.
After all, surrounded by a large group of angels and demons, plus super-spec entities like Lucoa, Petra, and Yurine, these two items probably wouldn't see much use...
Unless—
The danger comes from Yurine! (;￣ー￣川
"..." Ryohei Tanaka turned his head to look at Yurine, who was sleeping soundly, then carefully got out of bed to wash up.
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